Cost of living comparison
Syria is 20.7% cheaper than Jordan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.570
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,905.050
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.970
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
|
Jordan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.290
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.590
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.160
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.090
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.500
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.120
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.910
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.680
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.960
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.060
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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